Triple
T16643728
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Larry Hillblom |
E404409
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
DHL co-founders Robert Lynn
DHL co-founders Robert Lynn was an American entrepreneur best known as one of the three founders of the global logistics and courier company DHL.
|
E1225334
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: DHL co-founders Robert Lynn | Statement: [Larry Hillblom, foundedBy, DHL co-founders Robert Lynn]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: DHL co-founders Robert Lynn Context triple: [Larry Hillblom, foundedBy, DHL co-founders Robert Lynn]
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A.
Frederick W. Smith
Frederick W. Smith is an American businessman and entrepreneur best known as the founder of the global courier delivery company FedEx.
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B.
Frederick G. Smith
Frederick G. Smith is one of the sons of American television executive and media entrepreneur Julian Sinclair Smith.
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C.
Frederic E. Smith
Frederic E. Smith is a scholar known for co-authoring ecological research with prominent ecologist Lawrence B. Slobodkin.
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D.
Frederick Edwin Smith
Frederick Edwin Smith, 1st Earl of Birkenhead, was a prominent British Conservative politician, lawyer, and Lord Chancellor in the early 20th century.
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E.
Fred Smith
Fred Smith is a musician best known as the bassist for the punk rock group The Jim Carroll Band.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: DHL co-founders Robert Lynn Triple: [Larry Hillblom, foundedBy, DHL co-founders Robert Lynn]
Generated description
DHL co-founders Robert Lynn was an American entrepreneur best known as one of the three founders of the global logistics and courier company DHL.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: DHL co-founders Robert Lynn Target entity description: DHL co-founders Robert Lynn was an American entrepreneur best known as one of the three founders of the global logistics and courier company DHL.
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A.
Frederick W. Smith
Frederick W. Smith is an American businessman and entrepreneur best known as the founder of the global courier delivery company FedEx.
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B.
Frederick G. Smith
Frederick G. Smith is one of the sons of American television executive and media entrepreneur Julian Sinclair Smith.
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C.
Frederic E. Smith
Frederic E. Smith is a scholar known for co-authoring ecological research with prominent ecologist Lawrence B. Slobodkin.
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D.
Frederick Edwin Smith
Frederick Edwin Smith, 1st Earl of Birkenhead, was a prominent British Conservative politician, lawyer, and Lord Chancellor in the early 20th century.
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E.
Fred Smith
Fred Smith is a musician best known as the bassist for the punk rock group The Jim Carroll Band.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d8838a41f08190b0c3f79c47df5078 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 4:58 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e37ad3b12c8190a32e33d9ecff9dae |
completed | April 18, 2026, 12:36 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0084bd1b648190b6189533dcd7b9ac |
completed | May 10, 2026, 1:14 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a008568d2e88190a3757c7d48fa464b |
completed | May 10, 2026, 1:17 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0085d27d188190a13ba94c6a642dde |
completed | May 10, 2026, 1:19 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:18 a.m.